Stark County Sheriff's Office selling 22-year-old mobile command center

Paige Bennett, The Repository
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The Stark County Sheriff's Office is looking to sell its mobile command center. "We've got a lot of use out of it in 20-plus years," sheriff's Maj. C.J. Stantz said.
The Stark County Sheriff's Office is looking to sell its mobile command center. "We've got a lot of use out of it in 20-plus years," sheriff's Maj. C.J. Stantz said.

CANTON – The Stark County Sheriff's Office is looking for a new owner for its mobile command center.

The 2000 Crossroads trailer is up for sale after roughly 22 years.

Sheriff's Maj. C.J. Stantz said the trailer has served the Sheriff's Office well over the years, but it is no longer needed by the department.

"We've got a lot of use out of it in 20-plus years," he said. "Everything has a life expectancy."

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The mobile command center has served as an office space for security at large events. It contains a full-service kitchen and bathroom with a shower, according to an online listing.

There is no furniture inside the front bedroom or living room space. The front bedroom space contains a large U-shaped desk, but it can be removed and converted back into a bedroom, the listing says.

The Sheriff's Office used to take it to events at the Pro Football Hall of Fame and Stark County Fairgrounds, but other space for security has become available at these venues in recent years. As a result, use of the mobile command center has declined, Stantz said.

"Our fairgrounds has a stationary mobile command center now, so we don't take it there. And with the changes in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, they have buildings for us to use," he said.

Stark County Agriculture Society Board President Bill Locker said the permanent command post at the fairgrounds has been in its spot near the exhibition hall for several years.

The Stark County commissioners approved the Sheriff's Office's request to declare the command center excess property and sell it on GovDeals, a government surplus auction website. The listing says the auction will end on July 19. As of Wednesday morning, the trailer had 18 bids. The highest bid is $2,408.

Stantz said the unit will be sold by itself, not with a vehicle attached to it. The trailer is an older model, he said, and is the type of unit that some may use as a mobile home.

He estimated that the trailer will sell somewhere between $3,000 and $5,000, but said it's difficult to predict an exact amount because it is an auction.

Payment is due within five days of the auction's close. The buyer will be responsible for picking up, loading and transporting the trailer.

He said the Sheriff's Office will be keeping its smaller mobile command post in case a situation arises where a command post is needed somewhere in the county.

"If there was a tornado, say, in Jackson, and they needed somebody to come over, we have the ability to have a mobile command post come over to them," Stantz said.

The Sheriff's Office switched to a new radio communication system in 2019. Stantz said the upgraded system allows law enforcement agencies to communicate primarily with their portable radios. 

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